diff --git a/ngraph/test/requirements_test_onnx.txt b/ngraph/test/requirements_test_onnx.txt
index 86e1f720c0d..290d529dac7 100644
--- a/ngraph/test/requirements_test_onnx.txt
+++ b/ngraph/test/requirements_test_onnx.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # ONNX - generate test models
 docopt~=0.6.2
 onnx~=1.10.0
-protobuf>=3.9
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+protobuf>=3.12
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